Team Lead Cloud and Data Centre Services

International Baccalaureate
Cardiff, United Kingdom
6 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 63K

Job location

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Cloud Computing
Data Centers
Disaster Recovery
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
TCP/IP
Virtualization Technology
Firewalls (Computer Science)
VMware

Job description

  • Lead the design, delivery, and management of global IT infrastructure services across cloud and data centre environments
  • Manage and develop a team of infrastructure and cloud engineers
  • Ensure delivery of services in line with agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
  • Define and maintain infrastructure standards covering availability, resilience, performance, and security
  • Oversee vendor management and supplier performance
  • Lead disaster recovery planning and execution aligned to business continuity strategies
  • Coordinate implementation of new systems into the global infrastructure environment
  • Develop infrastructure and data centre strategy aligned to organisational goals

Requirements

  • Degree level education or equivalent with relevant IT certifications (Azure, AWS, ITIL)
  • Proven experience in infrastructure or cloud operations roles
  • Strong knowledge of Azure and AWS cloud platforms
  • Experience with enterprise networking concepts such as TCP/IP, VPNs, and firewalls
  • Knowledge of virtualisation technologies such as VMware
  • Experience working with Linux/Unix environments
  • Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Line management or leadership experience
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Benefits & conditions

  • Flexible benefits allowance equivalent to 1.5% of Annual Salary to spend on benefits or as addition to salary
  • 10% employer pension contribution with a 3% employee contribution
  • Enhanced family friendly benefits
  • 25 Days Annual Leave plus public holidays. The opportunity to purchase up to 5 days of leave each year.
  • Life assurance 4x annual salary
  • Flexible working hours (core hours are 10am-12pm and 2pm-3pm), 37.5 hours per week
  • Paid volunteering leave
  • Excellent continuous professional development

About the company

The International Baccalaureate provides world-class educational services to over 6,000 schools across 160 countries. A career with the IB is not just a job; it's an opportunity to work with an innovative world leader in education services where we empower our employees to thrive and make a difference. About the job Responsible for leading the design, delivery and control of global IT Infrastructure services, enabling the organisation with an efficient, scalable, and resilient global infrastructure. The role manages the Cloud and Data Centre team to deliver expert technical services across infrastructure environments and ensures the effective delivery of both project and operational services.

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